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WILLIAM T. SHERER, OF EVANSTON, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed September 11, 1922. Serial No. 587,291.

To f/.ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WELLAM T. SHERER, a citizen of the United States,residin at Evanston, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Show Cases, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in show cases and has for oneobject to provide a show case having an adjustable shelf which may beslid in and out without'interfering with the adjustment andwithoutdisturbing the articles supported or displayed on the shelf. Anotherobject is to provide an adjustable guide or support for the shelf whichwill permit transverse movement of the shelf without interfering withits support and which will hold the shelf against movement up or down.Another object is to provide an adjustable guide and support for showcase shelves. Other objects will appear from time to time in thespecification.

My invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 shows a show case with my shelfsupport in place. j

Figure 2 is a section along line 2-2 of Fi ure 1.

igure 3 is a detail of the supporting track.

Figure 4 is a section through a modified form of support.

Like parts are indicated bylike characters throughout the specification.and drawings.

The show case is provided with an end panel A and transverse members AAz holding a 'top panel of glass or other suitable material A, a frontpanel of glass or other suitable material A4 and is provided on its rearside with the slidin doors A.

B, B are vertically isposed perforated ladders, the perforations B', Bbelng adapted to be engaged bythe lugs B2 on the channel BS or track B".The ladder is spaced away from the member A. so as to give room for thelugs B2 to move and the track is locked in position by inserting it asshown in the lower part of Figure 2 and allowing it to rotate into theposition shown in the upper part of Figure 2. When in such position thelug is limited in the outward and downward movement by its engagementwith the perforations B. B5 is a shelf adapted to slide in the channelB3. B is a shelf having a flange B7 forming a slot adapted to channel ortrack and when in position shown in Fi ure l, the shelf is held so as tonot drop own because any tendency toward rotation or dropping down ofthe outer portion of the shelf is resisted by the track whichy in turnis held in place by the supporting lugs.

The use and operation of my inventionl are as follows:

The channels or tracks which support the ends of the show case shelf areprovided with outwardly bent lugs to engage the perforations in theadjusting ladder. The channel or track is inserted 1n the show case in agenerally horizontal position. The lugs are thrust into the openings ofthe ladder and the channel or track is rotated through an angle of 90 toa vertical working position. The shelf is then slid or guided eitheralong the track or within the channel. l

The lugs supporting the channel hold it up and resists movement eitherin an upward or downward direction unless the channel is rotated -fordisengagement. The en gagement of the shelf with the channel preventssuch rotation and therefore the adjustable support member can not bedisplaced without complete withdrawal of the shelf. In using the showcase the shelf may be withdrawn along the channel until the front edgeis well removed from the frontwall of the show case and still engagementof the shelf and channel will hold the shelf against rotation. Thismakes it possible for aligned apertures, shelf supporting tracks adaptedto be lremovably and adjustablysupported upon said vertical supports,sup- I porting meansfor said tracks comprising inwardly and upwardlyprojecting lugsv formed upon said tracks and adapted to penetratesaidapertures, said lugs kconstituting means for holding said tracksagainst longitudinal movement in relation to said supports. there beingshelves slidably mounted on said tracks and means for maintaining saidshelves parallel with said tracks, when partially Withdrawn therealong.A

2. In a shelf assembly, a plurality of vertical supports provided'withvertically aligned apertures, shelf supporting channel WILLIAM T.SHERER.

